ARCHAEOLOGY BOOKS

Drawing on the work of a wide range of architects, artists and writers, this book considers the relations between the architect and the user, which it compares to the relations between...» more details

In this latest collection of his articles, of which seven are written especially for this volume, Ian Hodder captures and continues the lively controversy of the 1980s over symbolic and structural...» more details

This volume aims to reflect the enduring popularity of archaeology a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million...» more details

Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses offers students in archaeology laboratory courses a detailed and invaluable how to manual of archaeological methods and provides insight into the breadth...» more details

The well preserved archaeological site at Oldeholtwolde in the Netherlands was inhabited by a small group of people during the last Ice Age, some 13,000 years ago. This book focuses on...» more details

This study looks at the industrialization of North America from the perspective of the industrial archaeologist. Using material evidence, it examines manufacturing technology, transportation systems and the effects of industrialization on...» more details

Focusing on the Mediterranean area where water management is crucial, this pioneering study is the first to show how the supply, distribution, and drainage of water contributed to the urbanization of...» more details

A discussion of issues in archaeology health and safety. It highlights the broad range of disease vectors and industrial contaminants that lie silently within American soils as well as information for...» more details

This book explores the multiple ways in which archaeologists give meaning to the past, highlighting debates over the ontological and epistemological status of the discipline and evaluating current responses to these...» more details

The Archaeology of Identities brings together seventeen seminal articles from this exciting new discipline in one indispensable volume for the first time. Editor Timothy Insoll expertly selects a cross section of...» more details

Interpretations of the past are under constant critical scrutiny in archaeology. In recent decades, theoretical views have profoundly changed the conceptions of both "the past" and archaeologists' relationship to this object...» more details

An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture Archaeology continually makes headlines from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper Age man in the Italian Alps to the...» more details

This book contains articles concerning relationship between the imperial' culture of the Achaemenids and local traditions, including a publication of the unique painting from Tatarl? in Western Anatolia and the results...» more details

Archaeology: An Introduction looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones, radiocarbon dating, museums and 'heritage'...» more details